Get a Life
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First Air DateSep 23, 1990
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Rotten tomato75%
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Original titleGet a Life
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ReleaseSep 23, 1990
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Overview
Get a Life is a television sitcom that was broadcast in the United States on the Fox Network from September 23, 1990, to March 8, 1992. The show stars Chris Elliott as a 30-year-old paperboy named Chris Peterson. Peterson lived in an apartment above his parents' garage. The opening credits depict Chris Peterson delivering newspapers on his bike to the show's theme song, "Stand" by R.E.M. The show was a creation of Elliott, Adam Resnick and writer/director David Mirkin. Mirkin was executive producer/showrunner of the series and also directed most of the episodes. Notable writers of the series included Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter of Being John Malkovich; and Bob Odenkirk, co-creator of Mr. Show with Bob and David and Tenacious D. The show was unconventional for a prime time sitcom, and many times the storylines of the episodes were surreal. For example, Elliott's character actually dies in twelve episodes. The causes of death included being crushed by a giant boulder, old age, tonsillitis, stab wounds, gunshot wounds, falling from an airplane, strangulation, getting run over by cars, choking on cereal, and simply exploding. For this reason, it was a struggle for Elliott and Mirkin to get the show on the air. Many of the executives at the Fox Network hated the show and thought it was too disturbing and that Elliott's character was too insane.
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Casts
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Chris Peterson
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Gus Borden
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Gradys Peterson
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Amy Potter
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Larry Potter
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Sharon Potter
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Fred Peterson
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Season 1 ( 1990-09-23)
Terror on the Hell Loop 2000
The Prettiest Week of My Life
Dadicus
A Family Affair
Pile of Death
Paperboy 2000
Drivers License
The Sitting
Bored Straight
Zoo Animals on Wheels
Roots
The Counterfeit Watch Story
Chris vs. Donald
Chris Wins a Celebrity
Houseboy 2000
Married
Camping 2000
The Construction Worker Show
The Big City
Neptune 2000
The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives
Psychic 2000
Season 2 ( 1991-11-09)
Chris Moves Out
Larry on the Loose
Meat Locker 2000
Health Inspector 2000
Chris Gets His Tonsils Out
Prisoner of Love
Chris Becomes a Male Escort
Girlfriend 2000
Chris' Brain Starts Working
Bad Fish
SPEWEY and Me
1977 2000
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